Principal Product Manager

Azure Core builds the foundational substrate for Azure across compute storage networking management and resilience Teams focus on platform quality availability capacity efficiency and customer-facing control planes that are highly reliable and scalable Azure Core - BCDR delivers end-to-end protection and recovery for IaaS databases and cloud-native services with investments and roadmaps covering backup site recovery cross-region zonal resiliency ransomware recovery and at-scale management The team partners across Azure Core and with field customer teams to raise the resiliency baseline and provide single-pane management experiences As a Principal Product Manager you will own and drive the vision strategy and execution for major areas within the Azure BCDR customer problem space You will lead cross-functional teams to define and deliver resilient compliant and innovative experiences influencing both product direction and organizational culture You will be responsible for setting direction aligning stakeholders and ensuring delivery of high-impact solutions that meet customer and regulatory needs at scale Responsibilities Define and drive the strategic roadmap for BCDR identifying and prioritising key customer problem areas and opportunities for innovation Lead the development of clear PRDs OKRs and roadmaps aligned to Azure Core quality and resiliency goals Translate complex customer and regulatory requirements e g RTO RPO test failover evidence into platform features and guidance collaborating across product groups and stakeholders Drive end-to-end scenario design for backup restore replication and recovery including cross-zone region patterns and validate with telemetry experiments and customer previews Partner with engineering to plan deliver and safely roll out features using Azure Core safe-deployment practices ensure SLI SLO definitions and instrumentation support customer outcomes Champion the landing of products with customers and field develop content demos and best-practice guidance aligned to the Well-Architected reliability pillar and BCDR essentials Mentor and develop PM craft within the team foster crisp writing storyboarding data-informed decisions and inclusive collaboration Represent BCDR in executive and cross-org forums influencing strategy and investment decisions Qualifications Required Qualifications 8 years of product program management or related experience AND a Bachelor s degree in CS Engineering Math or equivalent Proven track record of shipping cloud platform or enterprise features end-to-end backlog PRD delivery with engineering design and measurable customer impact Deep expertise in BCDR or reliability concepts e g RTO RPO test failover cross-zone region patterns and ability to translate them into customer experiences and documentation Demonstrated strategic thinking data-driven decision making telemetry experiments field customer feedback and exceptional written and verbal communication Experience leading cross-functional teams and influencing without authority Other Requirements Ability to meet Microsoft customer and or government security screening requirements are required for this role These requirements include but are not limited to the following specialized security screenings Microsoft Cloud Background Check This position will be required to pass the Microsoft Cloud Background Check upon hire transfer and every two years thereafter Preferred Qualifications 1 year s experience with Azure Backup Azure Site Recovery or adjacent resiliency experiences 1 year s exposure to security ransomware recovery concepts immutability cleanroom recovery threat-informed restores 1 year s hands-on with IaaS AKS Database scenarios or platform services requiring high availability and disaster recovery 1 year s experience collaborating across Compute Storage Networking Security platform teams and with field customer stakeholders Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age ancestry color family or medical care leave gender identity or expression genetic information marital status medical condition national origin physical or mental disability political affiliation protected veteran status race religion sex including pregnancy sexual orientation or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws regulations and ordinances We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories consistent with legal requirements If you need assistance and or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or the recruiting process please send a request via the azurecorejobs